DemocraticIncumbent
Shelley Buck
- Experience
- State legislature
Minnesota › Minnesota House of Representatives · State legislature · November 3, 2026 · Updated Oct 16, 2026
Minnesota House District 47A
Shelley Buck has no major-party opponent.
Shelley Buck has no major-party opponent.
The candidates
The district
Lean D+26: how much more Democratic or Republican than the nation it votes for president.
Presidential vote
Precinct results re-aggregated to the current district lines.
Who lives here
- Population
- 46,112
- People per km²
- 1,000
- Adults with a B.A.+
- 49%
- White, no degree
- 35%of adults
- White 68%
- Hispanic 10%
- Black 8%
- Asian 10%
- Other / multiracial 5%
American Community Survey 2020–2024, aggregated from census tracts.
Past results
Results in the same-numbered district; earlier elections may have used different lines.
2024
23,270 votes · D+21.3✓ Amanda Hemmingsen-Jaeger (D)60.6%
Teresa Whitson (R)39.3%
2024 President Vote in this district
23,990 two-party votes · D+25.9 · D+27.4 vs. the nation✓ Kamala Harris (D)63.0%
Donald Trump (R)37.0%
2022
18,986 votes · Uncontested by the other party✓ Amanda Hemmingsen-Jaeger (—)60.2%
Bob Lawrence (R)39.8%
2020 Earlier district lines
28,606 votes · R+34.9✓ Jim Nash (R)67.4%
Arlan Brinkmeier (D)32.5%
2020 President Vote in this district
25,222 two-party votes · D+26.6 · D+22.1 vs. the nation✓ Joe Biden (D)63.3%
Donald Trump (R)36.7%
2016 President Vote in this district
21,427 two-party votes · D+18.3 · D+16.1 vs. the nation✓ Hillary Clinton (D)59.2%
Donald Trump (R)40.8%
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